Cartridge clip for firearms



v- 9, 1937. J. c. GARAND 23 098,2

CARTRIDGE CLIP FOR FIREARMS Filed May 22, 1929 3mm 1.151111. [3. Giraudm are in the clip; and

Patented Nov. 9, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT lorr es 2.098.234 csa'rnmcnour roa mnAaMs Alii licatlon May 22, 1929, Serial No. 365,205 4 Claims.(CI. 42-88) (Granted under the act of March a, 1883 as amended April so,1928; 370 o. (11.1157) The invention described herein may bemanufactured and used by or for the Government for governmentalpurposes, without the payment to me of any royalty thereon.

. This invention relates to a cartridge clip for holding ammunition infire arms. In devising a clip for ammunition it is desirable that it beof light construction but at the same time durable; that it be so formedas to hold the ammunition properly staggered or nested; that it hold theammunition firmly yet allow ofits easy insertion and withdrawal; that itpermit the ammunition to be evenly and properly fed; that it be capableof insertion into the fire armeither end first and that it be firmlyheld in the firearm.

These desired objects are attained in the present instance by theprovision of. a clip suitably curved to properly stack the ammunitionand lend strength to the clip; by providing a reduced area contactbetween the sides of the clip and the ammunition through ribs,corrugations or the like, which also serve to further strengthen thestructure and allow the use of light material; by constructing the clipof such dimensions that ammunition may be stacked 4 therein only in theproper position to be evenly fed therefrom and by making a symmetricalclip formed with suitable. elements to cooperate with the retainingelement of the fire arm. With these'and such other objects in view asresides in the novel arrangement and combination of parts and in thedetails of construction hereinafter described and claimed it beingunderstood,

I however, that changes in the precise embodiment of the inventionherein disclosed may be made within the scope of what is claimedwithout-de-' parting from the spirit of the invention.

A' preferred embodiment of the. invention is shown by way ofillustration in the accompanying drawing wherein: Fig. 1 is a view infront elevation: I Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation;

Fig. 3 is a central transverse section; a

Fig. 4 is an enlarged view in front elevation illustrating the positionsassumed by the cartridg'es when an even number are in the clip; Fig. 5is the sameyiew iliustratingthe positions assumed by the cartridges whenan odd number Fig. 6 is a plan view.

Referring to the drawing by numerals of reference:

The clip consists as backplatel curved mi. a properly stack theammunition and incidentally I ay hereinafter more fully appear,-theinvention angular movement of thecartridge is the reto-lend strength tothe structure. The backplate is formed at each end with cut awayportions-or apertures 2 to permit ammunition to be properly fed from theclip. Extending from thebackplate are the side plates 3 whichconvergetoward the 5 front to firmly contact and retain the ammunition.At the juncture of the side plates with the backplate they are offsetinwardly to form guide elements 4 which extend longitudinally of theclip and preferably merge into the side plates 10 adjacent to the endsthereof. These elements serve to guide orposition the clip within thefire arm and are preferably rectangular in cross section and soproportioned that binding of the clip during insertion is prevented eventhough the in- 15 serting pressure be applied considerably to. one sideof the plane of the'ribs. Means are provided for cooperating with aretaining element of a: fire arm for holding the clip in place thereinsuch means preferably consisting in a notch 5 formed 20 in each rib thenotches so located that cooperae. tion with the retaining element willbe had which ever end of the clip be inserted initially into th firearm.. j

Each-oi the side plates 3 has on the inner side thereof and adjacent tothe backplate .a longi- 25 -tudinal rib 6 which serves the purpose ofcont ting the ammunition and reducing surface f ction thereby renderingsliding of the ammuniof the two end cartridges. At or near its outeredge each side plate-has a similarly extending rib 'l. which also servesthe purpose of/ contacting the sides-of the cartridges to reduce surfacefriction. 36

Theseribs 6 and I serve the further purpose of strengthening the sideplate.

The ends f each rib 'iare curved inwardly to form the respective edgesor projections 8 or I from whence the ribs merge into the curved ends-40 9 or 9' of the side walls, thus forming, with the edge I or 8', theedge Ill or Ii of-the side wall, and thesurface of the next succeedingcartridge,

' a suspension for the piece 'of ammunition next to be fed from the clipwhich renders feeding of the ammunition exceedingly easy. ese edges orprojections I and I" also serve the purpose of preventing angularmovement of the cartridges within the clip which angular movement mayoccur with cartridges which have not yet arrived at feeding position, orwith cartridges which have arrived at such positiondue to the suddenblow of the bolt on the head thereof in which case. the

verse direction.

It will be noted that the curved end! ofe'ach,sidewall'terminatesshortotthecurvedend Ila plates, and projections onthe stde plates adjacentto the ends extending into the rectilinear pathsof travel of the cartridges as they are elevated construction whichrenders it impossible to" load the clip exceptin a mannersvhloh assuresproper feeding of the ammunition from the clip.

I claim: V v 1. An ammunition clip for holding two rows of cartridges instaggered relation and'adapt'ed to e be inserted inta the magazine of afirearm embodying a back plate, side plates. extending from the backplate, inwardly curved ends on the side throughtheclip. 7

2. An ammunition clip for holding two rows of cartridges-in staggeredrelation and adapted to be inserted into the magazine of a firearmembody-' ing' a back plate, side plates extending from the back"plate,inwardly curved ends on the side plates, and 1 inwardly extendingprojections at forward edges of the side tures of the forward edges ofthe the back plate, inwardly curved ends on the side K radius less thanthe radius of the cartridge case, and inwardly extending projections atthe junc- 4 side plates and curved ends.

4. An ammunition clip 1 r holding two rows of cartridges in staggeredrela ion embodying a back plate, side plates'extending from the backplate; and ribs, formed at the junction of the side plates with the backplate, extending outwardly beyond the planes of the side plates toposition and guide the clip when inserting the same into a firearmplates the curvature ,of the ends struck on a and permit stacking of rimpr'rimless cartridges 2 into the clip.

\ JOHN C. GARAND.

